Inspired by Gapetit's latest modification of Mathias Koster's DAROAE, I decided to expand the unit roster for my gaming pleasure.
So, to the left, two units of generic Balkan levy (for Byzantium, Epirus, Serbia -and Bulgaria, with a mind to use them in Maciej's Fading Lights later-)
The mercenaries of the Grand Catalan Company next, coming from the Sicilian Vespers on Aragon's side and fighting for and against Byzantine factions, the Turks, the Latins, other mercenaries and ravaging the countryside. Finally they turned against their last employer, the Duchy of Athens, decimated the knights of the Latin kingdoms in the battle of Halmyros and took Athens (and Thebes, and Hypate) for themselves. Normally they used both the coutell pike and azegaya javelins in the same loose formations.
Viglai, i.e. Lat. Vigiles are Byzantine local provincial militias. Viglai or fylakes politai are town militia. The can also be mounted. Tsakones, recruited from the Doric speaking population in the Despotate of Mystra are loyal to the Paleologoidynasty.
Allagitai regulars next.
